Simulated patch pocket



Nov. 27, 1945. J. P. DURSO S IMULAIED PATCH POCKET Filed March 18, 1944 {Sheets-Sheet 1 f 2 INVENTOR.

Nov. 27, 1945. I J. P. DURSO SIMULATED PATCH rocxfi'r File March 18, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 YINVY'ENTOR. I

Patented Nov. 27, 1945 UNITED STATES ?ATENT OFFICE SIMULATED PATCH POCKET John Paul Durso, Rochester, N. Y.

Application March 18, 1944, Serial No. 527,039%

2 Claims.

My invention relates to garments and relates particularly to pockets for suits and coats of the patch type.

Heretofore, pockets for garments have been made of the same type of material, such as wool, as the body of the garment wherein a patch or separate piece made of the same material in texture and appearance is stitched directly upon the right side of the garment adjacent the pocket opening.

Due to the shortage of fabrics, particularly wool, it has become necessary to reduce the quantity of fabric utilized in each garment which means the elimination of patch pockets on suits, topcoats and overcoats having patch pocket construction.

The use of fabric garments having patch pockets thereon means increased use of cloth, matching of the fabric lines, cutting of the fabric patch, and time to assemble the patch upon the garment as compared to garments not having the patch pocket construction. However, the patch pocket presents an attractive appearance upon the garment and is pleasing to the eye.

It is, therefore, an object of my invention to manufacture pockets for garments which do not utilize any more material than plain pockets but which simulate patch pockets.

Another object of my invention is to reduce the amount of time necessary to manufacture pockets for garments such as suits, coats, top coats and overcoats, which present the external appearanc of patch pockets.

Another object of my invention is to provide in the manufacture of a garment a simulated patch pocket which due to its one-piece construction is strong in construction and durable in use.

Other objects of my invention are to provide an improved device of the character described, that is easily and economically produced, which is sturdy in construction and which is highly efficient in operation.

With the above and related objects in view, my invention consists in the details of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of the outside of a garment such as a coat or suit with a simulated patch pocket embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view of the chalk or guide line upon the outside of a garment defining the outline of a pocket.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear view of the silesia or stay sewed upon the chalk line on the inside of the garment.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 55 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of a strip of silesia being sewed on the garment fabric wherein the silesia is formed on the bias.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 'l-I of Fig. 8 wherein a second stitch is placed through the garment fabric and the silesia to pull thearment fabric into an overlapping inside bulge defining the outline of the patch pocket.

Fig. 8 is an inside view of the second row of stitching holding the garment fabric and the silesia together.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 10 wherein a third row of stitches holds the edges of the silesia to the garment fabric and wherein the third row of stitches is on the opposite side of the bulge as compared to the first row of stitches.

Fig. 10 is an inside View of the silesia and the garment fabric attached together prior to the sewing of the pocket to complete the imitation patch pocket.

Referring now in detail to the drawings I show a body portion of a garment fabric, such as a suit or a coat, wherein the right side of the fabric is designated as Al, and the wrong side of the fabric is designated as A2. The right side of the fabric may be designated as the fabric which appears as the outside surface of the garment and the wrong side of the fabric is the inside surface of the garment. The simulated pocket patch when completed will not use additional body fabric-it will give the exact appearance of a regulation patch pocket, and the finished simulated patch pocket will be strong and serviceable.

The first step I perform is to make a guide on a chalk line I D on the Wrong side A2 of the fabric for the purpose of locating the position of a pocket and it may be of any shape or form. The chalk line I0, Fig. 3 is marked about the periphery of a patch pocket pattern (not shown). After the chalk line I0 is marked upon wrong side A2 of the fabric a U-shaped piece of silesia type of biased cut or biased Woven fabric or stay, generally designated as B, is sewed to the wrong side A2 of the fabric by a central row stitching I2 which stitching goes over the chalk line I 0. The silesia may not only be U-shaped but it can have any other configuration such as a square or a rectangular shape. The silesia or stay B is for the purpose of strengthening the garment cloth and it is also for the purpose of having the edge of the pocket bag material sewed thereto as hereinafter shall be further described.

The silesia or stay B as well as the garment fabric is then folded so that the row of stitching I2 is at the apex and is sewed through the folded garment fabric and through one mrtion of the silesia or stay B, see Fig. 5. The closed overlapping edge of the silesia B is on the outside portion of the outline of the pocket, when the inside portion of the garment A2 is viewed, see Fig. 6,

and the garment fabric is substantially kept l5 A second row of stitching I4 is sewed into one portion Bl of the silesia and the garment fabric' A. However, the garment fabric is overlapped immediately adjacent the row of stitches I2 'so '20 that the row of stitches l4 holds the garment fabric overlap l6 and the portion of the stay or silesia Bl together as better shown in Fig. 7. The second row of stitches I4 is on the outer side of the row of stitches l2, or the stitches I4 may be termed as being on the outer periphery of the pocket. Hence, an inside bulge I6 is formed in the inner portion of the garment fabric A.

The outside portion of the stay or silesia BI is now reversed to overlap the inner portion of the stay B2 and a third row of stitches l8 holds the free edges of the silesia or stay to the garment fabric A. The third row of stitches l8 pulls the row of stitches M as a fulcrum point or edge so that the bulge 16 cannot become loosened and results in the outer surface of the garment fabric being forced out of alignment whereby the pocket takes on the appearance of a real patch pocket. the appearance of a real patch pocket, is much stronger than a real patch pocket because the stay is sewed on in a manner that the stay is located on a bias thus giving resiliency to the stay and pocket which is always subjected to stresses and strains by articles carried in the pocket "or the hands that are placed in the pocket, and saves approximately 46 cents in material per pocket. Furthermore, there is a saving in time of from 10 to 30 minutes in manu- 50 material in texture and appearance as the body of the garment whether a suit, coat, topcoat, or overcoat and that the patch covers the pocket bag C.

This imitation patch pocket possesses The pocket bag C may be made of any suitable type of material necessary for inner pocket construction, which is of a different texture than the outside garment material.

The pouch or pocket bag C may comprise a fabric panel of one or more pieces folded back and having its edges sewed at all points except adjacent the pocket opening 26 in order to join the garment.

A pocket flap, generally designated as D,- is sewed in position, by any customary means, adjacent the pocket opening.

'The pocket bag or pouch C is suitably attached to the edges of the pocket opening 26 by suitable stitching or sewing and the closed edge of the pocket is attached to the silesia. Suitable piping or edging may be used to cover the closed edges of the pocket bag or pouch.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is intended as illustrative rather than limiting, since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of the invention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim as my invention:

1. A fabric garment pocket simulating a patch pocket, comprising a piece of overlapping silesia sewed on the wrong side of the garment and substantially defining the outline of the pocket, said overlapping silesia forming a closed edge and free edges, two rows of stitches spaced apart, one row of stitches passing through the closed overlapping edge of said silesia and said garment, the second of said rows of stitches passing through overlapping portions of said garment and one overlapping portion of said silesia, a third row of stitches holding the free edges of said silesia to said fabric and pulling on said two rows of stitches whereby the outside of said garment adjacent the bulge will appear in separate planes, and a pocket bag attached adjacent said silesia.

2. A method of manufacturing a simulated patch pocket on a garment comprising the steps of: drawing the outline of a patch pocket on the wrong side of a garment-fabric, stitching an overlapping piece of stay or silesia to the wrong side of said garment along the said outline, said row of stitches being placed adjacent the closed edge of the silesia, spreading said stay or silesia, and overlapping said .garment fabric, sewing the overlapping garment fabric and one side of said silesia or stay together, pulling the free edges of the silesia to be within the outline of said pocket, sewing a third row Of stiches to hold the free edges'o'f this silesia to'the garment fabric, and attaching a pocket bag adjacent to the ed es of said stay or silesia.

JOHN PAUL DURSO. 

